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MELLOW MUSHROOM COMING TO 79 COMMERCE: DOWNTOWN MONTGOMERY

Mellow Mushroom is opening its second Montgomery location at the planned Montgomery CBDdevelopment. The property is slated to open for late Summer 2015 and will include 15,800 SF of retail on the ground floor and apartment units above.

MONTGOMERY, AL—Mellow Mushroom will open its second Montgomery location in late summer 2015.

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers have been serving up fresh stone baked pizza for the past 40 years. Currently there are close to 175 Mellow Mushroom locations in the chain spanning across the United States, primarily centralized in the Southeast, but rapidly expanding into the Midwest.

The new Mellow Mushroom will be located in the CBD development on the corner of Commerce Street and Bibb Street. The CBD development is a new multifamily apartment complex with 15,800 square feet of retail on the first floor. This location will be the third Mellow Mushroom for owners Mark S. Hill and Alice B. McCollum. They own and operate the Mellow Mushroom at 2641 Legends Parkway, Prattville, AL and the Mellow Mushroom at 7915 Vaughn Road, Montgomery, AL. They are looking to hire 75-100 people for the new location.

“We are excited to add this downtown location to our current Mellow Mushroom family. Mark and I feel that it contributes to the downtown restaurant scene giving locals and tourists another great option for a dining experience. We want to bring a fun, lively place that provides excellent food and a large craft beer selection accompanied with superb service to our customers” said Alice B. McCollum with Mellow Mushroom.

The Mellow Mushroom downtown will bring new lunch and catering options to those that work in the area, as well as another dinner opportunities for those attending a performance, a baseball game, or just wanting some great beer and a wide craft beer selection.